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Hong Kong's West Kowloon Court sentenced a 27-year-old man for wearing a "seditious" T-shirt and mask on Sept. 19, in the first conviction under the city's Article 23 security legislation. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong jails man 14 months for 'seditious' T-shirt

First Article 23 sentence comes as city spars with West, shows fealty to Beijing

A man linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings is escorted by police officers after being charged by a court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Sept. 18.
Crime

Malaysia arrests CEO of Islamic firm in child sex abuse case

Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings is linked to banned religious sect

The pupil of a Japanese school who was stabbed near this site in Shenzhen later died of his wounds.
International relations

Killing of 10-year-old in Shenzhen rattles already shaky Japan-China ties

Beijing under pressure to act after years of fanning anti-Japanese sentiment

19 September 2024
An effigy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte are displayed during a rally in Quezon City, Philippines, in July.
Opinion

The walls are closing in on the House of Duterte

Next year's midterms could be most consequential in Philippine history

19 September 2024
Supporters of Anura Kumara Dissanayake gather for a campaign rally on Sept. 17 in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka.
Politics

Sri Lanka's watershed presidential elections: 4 things to know

Economy is top concern as voters face a government with no majority for once

19 September 2024
This video grab shows a walkie-talkie that exploded inside a house in Baalbek, east Lebanon, on Sept. 18.
19 September 2024
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, who has taken a pro-China stance, is in a strong position to win a third term in office.
Indo-Pacific

China-friendly Kiribati president aims for third and final term

Taneti Maamau seen as favorite after pro-Taiwan opposition leader fails to make cut

19 September 2024
Arsjad Rasjid, left, has been ousted as chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and replaced by Anindya Bakrie, right. Rasjid and his supporters, who are fighting the takeover, have been barred from the organization's Jakarta headquarters, background. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Economy

Turmoil in the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce: 5 things to know

Analysts see takeover as aligning group with President-elect Prabowo

19 September 2024
The attack took place on a sidewalk about 200 meters from a Japanese school attended by the boy. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Crime

Japanese boy stabbed in Shenzhen dies, leaving community in shock

Embassy and schools in other Chinese cities issue warnings in response to attack

19 September 2024
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Indian Ocean. The U.S. military splits the Indian Ocean between three combatant commands. (U.S. Navy)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. and India to hold first dialogue on Indian Ocean this fall

'This is the new frontier,' Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell tells Congress

19 September 2024
In Xi Jinping's China, local government officials are using a metaphor about selling woks as scrap metal as they struggle to pay down their mountains of debt. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Yusuke Hinata)
China up close

Analysis: 'Smash iron woks' -- a Great Leap Forward idiom returns to China

A buzz phrase telling people to sacrifice everything reflects nation's current plight

19 September 2024
News of the incident comes as China announced an end to tariff exemptions on dozens of food imports from Taiwan.
Taiwan tensions

China blocks Taiwan executive from returning home

Incident seen fueling further Taiwanese concerns about doing business in China

19 September 2024
Women attend a funeral in Beirut on Sept. 18 for those killed after pagers blew up across Lebanon the day before. 
Middle East crisis

Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say

'Made in Japan' and 'ICOM' reportedly found on labels inside the devices

19 September 2024
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, right, stands in the rain with Atsushi Ueno, the Japanese ambassador to Cambodia, at the port project completion ceremony on Sept. 12. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Supply Chain

Cambodia's Japan-funded port to quintuple capacity

Sihanoukville port anticipated to become major economic gateway for country

19 September 2024
A woman arranges fresh fruit for sale at her stall in a Taipei market.
Trade

China to suspend tariff exemptions on many food imports from Taiwan

Vegetables, aquatic products included; Beijing faults bans on mainland exports

19 September 2024
The United Arab Emirates has been pursuing trade deals in a bid to diversify its economy beyond energy.
Trade

Japan aims to expand auto exports to UAE via trade pact

Two sides agree to economic partnership talks with eye on energy investment

19 September 2024
Police officers arrive at the office of Gold Apollo in New Taipei City on Sept. 18, as the company's pagers come under scrutiny in connection with a series of explosions in Lebanon.
International relations

Taiwan company denies making Hezbollah's exploding pagers

Intrigue swirls over detonations blamed on Israel; Taipei says it will investigate

18 September 2024
Chinese spokesperson said passage of the Liaoning aircraft carrier and two escort destroyers past Japan's remote Okinawan islands was "in compliance with China's domestic and international laws."
Defense

Chinese aircraft carrier enters southern Japan contiguous zone

Ministry confirms Liaoning and two destroyers pass remote Okinawa islands

18 September 2024
A woman poses for a souvenir picture in front of a portrait of late Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Opinion

China's raising of the retirement age is no crisis response

The economically and politically pragmatic changes offer lessons to policymakers globally

18 September 2024
Keiichi Ishii will be elevated unopposed to the presidency of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner later in September.
Politics

Former land minister set to lead Japan's junior ruling coalition partner

66-year-old Keiichi Ishii will be Komeito party's first new chief in 15 years

18 September 2024
Japan and the AUKUS countries -- Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. -- see potential for sharing technology. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Defense

AUKUS eyes potential Japan cooperation in autonomous maritime systems

Analyst says 'race' with China developing around undersea warfare capabilities

18 September 2024
Curbing methane emissions from rice paddies is a global challenge. (Photo by Tadanori Yoshida)
The Nikkei View

Japan should lead way in promoting eco-friendly agriculture in Asia

Sharing technology for reducing emissions from rice cultivation is first step

18 September 2024
Commentators speculate that the replacement of Arsjad Rasjid, right, by Anindya Bakrie, left, as KADIN's head is linked to maneuvering by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Source photos by AFP/Jiji and Reuters) 
Economy

Indonesian business community stunned by chamber of commerce takeover

KADIN leadership change resembles political party maneuvers

18 September 2024